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Six more persons succumb to Covid-19; nationwide fatality count reaches 126

Six more persons succumb to Covid-19; nationwide fatality count reaches 126

By THT Online

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. Photo: NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP

KATHMANDU: Six more coronavirus related fatalities have been reported from across the country in the past 24 hours, stated the Ministry of Health and Population. Of the deceased, two are females while four are males. Ministry's spokesperson Dr Jageshwar Gautam informed that one female from Kathmandu, one male each from Makawanpur and Saptari districts, one female and two males from Parsa district have lost their lives to the respiratory infection. With this, death-toll in the country from Covid-19 has advanced to 126. Today, 707 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported, taking the nationwide Covid-19 count to 29,645. Read More: 707 new coronavirus cases surface on Thursday; nationwide count crosses 29k mark